Experienced Vet Vacancy: Geraldton, Coastal Mid-West, WA Experienced Veterinarian Wanted - Bring Your Skills & Your Sense of Adventure!

Join Our Friendly Vet Team - Make a Genuine Impact in Geraldton, Where Tailored Care and Team Spirit Shine - See Below for testimonial from current staff

Looking for a fresh adventure and a role where each day is different? Keen to work somewhere community-minded and genuinely welcoming? Midwest Veterinary Centre in Geraldton is on the lookout for an experienced vet who want to balance a rewarding career with a great lifestyle. If you enjoy variety, thrive in a supportive rural clinic, and want to work with a crew that really cares, we'd love to hear from you.

What Makes Working With Us Great

• Heaps of Variety:Every day's a fresh mix - from pups to ponies, consults, house visits and surgeries, so you'll never get bored.
• Supportive, Close-Knit Team:You'll join 5 full-timers, 3 part-timers and a top-notch nursing crew. We celebrate wins, back each other up, and keep a relaxed, family vibe.
• Flexible Hours & Rosters:Four-day working weeks, rotating days off and shared consults. There arefull-time, part-time(2-3 days a week),small or mixed animal, and evenequine-onlypart time role will be considered.
• Great Pay and Perks:Up to $150K per year (paid pro rata hourly), plus super, after-hours bonuses, allowances, extra incentives, paid Christmas/New Year break and more rewards for sticking with us.
• Never Stop Learning:Unlimited paid CPD and study leave, we're all about helping you grow and learn new things.
• Always Backed Up:There's always a mentor or nurse around for support, and the bosses are happy to help after hours or when you need a second opinion.
• Modern Gear:We're kitted out with digital X-ray, portable equine X-ray, dental X-ray, equine gastroscope, ECG, SmartFlow, and a full surgical setup.
• True Work-Life Balance:After an on-call weekend, you'll score a three-day long weekend. On-call and Saturday shifts are shared around so everyone gets proper time off.
• Loads of Leave:Four weeks' annual leave, one week for study, plus extra paid time off over Christmas and New Year's

Who We're Looking For

• Qualifications: Bachelor of Veterinary Science (or equivalent) and registered (or eligible) with the WA Vet Surgeons Board.
• You're confident, experienced, and work well on your own, happy to mentor juniors and ready for anything the clinic throws at you.
• Happy to chip in for after-hours and Saturday shifts (we share them fairly), and help out at local events like the Races (small animal-only vets aren't rostered for race days).
• You're a great communicator, quick to pick things up, a solid team player, and genuinely excited about rural vet work.
• Up for all aspects of rural mixed practice, keen to build new skills, and always ready to back your mates and advocate for your patients.

Why Geraldton's a Top Spot

• Bustling Coastal City: Close to Perth without the traffic, Geraldton has awesome cafes, shops, a cinema, pubs, fantastic schools, and a lively sports and social scene.
• Amazing Lifestyle: Dolphins, beaches, fishing, whale watching, and stacks of outdoor fun - Geraldton nails the balance between work and play.
• Growing Town: Be part of a buzzing, growing community and a clinic full of good energy. Check out our Facebook page see our adventures and clinic shenanigans.

Quick FAQs

• Got something specific in mind? Tell us what you're after - we're happy to chat about your ideal role.
• Visa Support? Heads up - we can't offer sponsorship, visa support or limited registration right now.

Testimonialfrom our team

I had the privilege of working for Dr Tara before relocating to Rockhampton, Central Queenslandin 2021 due to my husband's work commitments. Since that time, I have maintained a strongrelationship with the Midwest family, returning as a locum on an

as-needs basis.

My first experience of working at Midwest coincided with the very recent purchase of the practiceby Dr Tara and Practice Manager Nat. From the outset they established a work culture that wasbuilt on collaborative trust and appreciation of each team member. Professionally, this was madeevident in the way staff were trained across a wide range of skills with full support given for furthersharpening of people's special interest areas. It was also made evident by careful rosteringfocussed on ensuring that vets and nurses alike had a sustainable work life that allowed space torefresh and spend time with family and friends.

As a vet coming into a new position, I immediately felt part of the team due to the warm welcomefrom the nurses and vets who generously and patiently shared their knowledge of the clinic's day to-day workings with me. At all times, Dr Tara made herself available if I needed support orguidance - an essential for any vet joining a practice, regardless of their level of prior experience.At no time did I feel uncertain of my role due to the pre-work of Nat and Tara in providing me witha clear, transparent contractual agreement that was adhered to.

Midwest's reputation as a provider of consistent, high-quality compassionate care has led to itbeing the clinic of choice for a large client base. The compact premises has been maximised toensure a smooth daily work flow. Clarity of roles and clear communication at the daily morningteam meeting ensures a work day that can absorb the inevitable urgent walk-in appointment.

The use of integrated veterinary software technologies such as EzyVet and SmartFlow allows ahighly visible and streamlined daily work flow and ensures seamless patient management. Igreatly appreciated Midwest's commitment to paperless technology in my capacity as locum dueto the accelerated familiarity it provides with day-to-day practice protocols and workings.

As a vet at Midwest, no day is the same which is highly intentional. In consultation with Dr Tara,vets may move between large animal call-outs and small animal consultations, as befitsexperience and preference. For those like myself who are small animal focussed, there is stillnourishing variety. One may enjoy a full day of client interactions one day - then the next clotheoneself in surgery scrubs to emerge at the end of the day refreshed from a day of satisfyingsurgeries and conversations with colleagues.

As the sole provider of after-hours care for 70,000 people - to work at Midwest is to engage withthe out-of-the-ordinary. The high uptake of after-hours consultations by the Midwest communityprovides on-call vets and nurses the opportunity to meet people at times of great stress withcompassion and the offer of prompt, skilful veterinary care. On-call opportunities are sharedbetween vets and nurses, and next-day responsibilities carefully managed in light of what theprevious shift brought with it.

As a vet with over 25 years experience, my observation is that when the inevitable work-colleagueor client-based interpersonal hiccup occurs, the key to rapid resolution lies with the managementteam. Practices whose boss and practice manager are present and fully engaged with the day-to day workings of the practice are well-positioned to guide team members through such times. DrTara and Nat have intentionally positioned themselves in the heart of the clinic, sharing the sameworkspace as their team every day thereby ensuring prompt accessibility and prompt resolutionof such stressors.

My current boss (for whom I have happily worked for the past 6 years) is fully supportive of myongoing intention of locuming at Midwest on a semi-regular basis. She loves that I returnenergised and with a renewed enthusiasm for providing high quality veterinary care to regionalcommunities. She also enjoys the opportunity of hearing about how "things are done" at a clinicthat shares her fierce commitment to providing high-quality care across all realms of veterinarysurgery and medicine within a regional context.

Dr Virginia Grice (BVSc Hons I, BSc(Vet) Hons 1)

Senior Veterinarian

High Street Veterinary Surgery, Rockhampton QL